Mike Coffman

“I want to do something that is not political. I want to do some fundraising, just as a volunteer.”

“I think partisanship is probably the greatest problem in Washington, D.C.”

“I just think that Stephen Miller is completely tone deaf when it comes to reforming our immigration system.”

“I do think that we need more of a balance between merit-based and familial-based immigration.”

“I don't know how you can govern without ever compromising.”

“I am a Marine Corps veteran, but more importantly - or as important maybe - I'm the chairman of the Oversight Investigation Subcommittee and the House Veterans Affair Committee.”

“Low-wage individuals barely get anything. I think we have to reward work, and I do think that we need to bump up the earned income tax credit to help low-wage workers.”

“What is interesting in Washington, D.C., is I've never missed a vote. The veterans' committee keeps track of hearings, and I've never missed a hearing or a vote on the VA committee.”

“I believe President Obama loves this country and wakes up every morning trying to do what is best for our nation, even if I disagree with his approach.”

“The truth is, we are all human, and we all make mistakes.”

“It's too bad we can't take VA leadership and export it and give it to some of our adversaries around the planet. Let them suffer under VA's leadership.”

“The frustration of Washington is you have to concentrate on just a few areas to really make a difference, and then so much of the power is at the top, at the committee chairman level.”

“The Dream Act will be a nightmare for the American people. No doubt, we need immigration reform, but the Dream Act is written far too broadly, and it will only encourage more illegal immigration, promote chain migration, and will be a magnet for fraud.”

“We have to get control of our borders.”

“Elected officials have always been held to a higher standard, as we should be.”

“Both Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump have tapped into a legitimate anger about the failures of Washington, but instead of running a campaign built on a positive vision for overcoming these failures, Donald Trump has conducted a polarizing and divisive campaign.”

“I can't spread myself too thin.”

“I think we need to go to a system... where we have tough enforcement. Where if you're here illegally, you're going to be deported.”

“On Sundays, I usually go to church with my mother.”

“Midterms behave very differently than presidential elections. Midterms, for a federal candidate, often times are a referendum on the president, where in presidential years, voters make two separate choices: one for president and one for a federal officeholder.”